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WHUS72 KKEY 041431
MWWKEY
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1031 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2025
GMZ042-052-072-041700-
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HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1031 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT
* WHAT...EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS.
* WHERE...EASTERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA, AND HAWK CHANNEL FROM
OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY.
* WHEN...IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS, OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR GREATER, ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
MAY RESULT IN POOR VESSEL HANDLING AND STEERING RESPONSE,
BROACHING, OVERTURNED DINGHIES AND KAYAKS, SLIPS AND FALLS ON
SLIPPERY DECKS, RUB DAMAGE ALONG DOCKS AND SEAWALLS, SWAMPED
BOWS AT REEF TRACT MOORING BALLS, AND DRAGGING ANCHORS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED BOATERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS,
SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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